This 1942 fictionalized biopic chronicles the true story of how two of the most remarkable men in aviation history - visionary Spitfire designer R.J. Mitchell and his test pilot Geoffrey Crisp - designed a streamlined monoplane that led to the development of the Spitfire.
Cast
Leslie Howard
R.J. Mitchell
David Niven
Geoffrey Crisp
Rosamund John
Diana Mitchell
Roland Culver
Commander Bride
Anne Firth
Miss Harper
David Horne
Mr. Higgins
J.H. Roberts
Sir Robert McLean
Derrick De Marney
Squadron Leader Jefferson
Rosalyn Boulter
Mabel Lovesay
Herbert Cameron
MacPherson
Toni Edgar-Bruce
Lady Houston
Gordon McLeod
Major Buchan
George Skillan
Mr. Royce
Erik Freund
Messerschmitt
Fritz Wendhausen
Von Straben
John Chandos
Krantz
Victor Beaumont
Von Crantz
Suzanne Clair
Madeleine
Filippo Del Giudice
Bertorelli
Brefni O'Rorke
The Specialist
Gerry Wilmot
Radio Announcer
Jack Peach
Radio Announcer
Crew
Leslie Howard
Director, Producer
Miles Malleson
Screenplay
Anatole de Grunwald
Screenplay
Douglas Myers
Editor
Georges Périnal
Director of Photography
George Pollock
Assistant Director
Jack Hildyard
Camera Operator
W. Percy Day
Art Department Coordinator
Harry Miller
Sound Editor
William Walton
Original Music Composer
Muir Mathieson
Original Music Composer
Sidney Cole
Technical Supervisor
John Dennis
Recording Supervision
Adrian Brunel
Production Manager
Phil C. Samuel
Production Manager
Henry C. James
Original Story
Katherine Strueby
Original Story
Paul Sheriff
Art Direction
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